While we know that the body has to physically open for a baby to be birthed vaginally, we don’t often think about the multiple other ways that our body, mind and spirit open with birth – regardless of how we birth our baby.

And it can certainly leave us blindsided.

Wondering why we feel so ungrounded. Lost. All over the place.

And as part of a culture that doesn’t understand the matrescence, or mother, transition particularly well, we don’t always know what to do to support our bodies at this time.

This video blog explains the enormous opening that happens with birth, and a range of strategies that we can put in place to help with closing up and integrating the mother transition.

I hope you like my new toy as much as me!!